Posted back in February that tickets for the the 5th Annual “New Taste Of The Upper West Side” food festival were on sale. I have literally no idea where the past three months have gone, but we’re now just a day away from what’s probably the Upper West Side’s “signature” event. If you haven’t bought [...]

It’s getting to be that time of year again — tickets for the 5th annual New Taste Of The Upper West Side are officially on sale today. If you’re not familiar with it, New Taste is a fantastic neighborhood food festival that brings together a veritable “Who’s Who” of Upper West Side chefs and restaurateurs [...]

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Upper West Side restaurant Fishtag (229 W. 79th, between Broadway & Amsterdam) seems to be a very polarizing place. NYT’s Sam Sifton gave it a zero-star review in March, prompting a defensive rebuttal from the publisher of Saveur. EatBigApple.com had nice things to say about it in June and Yelpers are pretty positive on the [...]

Eater and GrubStreet are both reporting a change in the kitchen at FishTag (222 West 79th) — chef Ryan Skeen is longer working there. The kitchen will now be overseen by chef/owner Michael Psilakis and newly promoted sous chef Stan Matusevich. FishTag received a harsh zero-star from NYT critic Sam Sifton in March, prompting a [...]

After The New York Times‘ Sam Sifton published a harsh, zero-star review of the newly-opened Michael Psilakis restaurant FishTag (79th between Broadway and Amsterdam), surprising many after a series of glowing reviews, one foodie came rushing to defend the newest Psilakis creation.  Merri Lee Kingsly, publisher of Saveur, was so irritated with Sifton’s negative review [...]

New York City foodies’ eyes have been on Michael Psilakis’ newest venture for the restaurant space on 79th between Broadway and Amsterdam, and now that Fish Tag is open, early reviews are coming in.  Psilakis is probably happy to hear that his new restaurant is getting overall positive reviews, a relatively uncommon occurrence when newly-opened [...]

Grub Street reports that Fish Tag, Michael Psilakis’ newest venture in his former Gus and Gabriel Gastropub location (79th between Broadway and Amsterdam), opened on Monday.  The menu is heavily fish-centric, with options to prepare your fish your own way, along with a 30-seat raw bar, and the restaurant is cozy and modern, with a [...]

In today’s openings and closings news, the neighborhood is seeing a bunch of shakeups. Click through for openings and closings in the neighborhood.

My Upper West tipster T. reports that Gus and Gabriel Gastropub, the comfort food joint that opened last summer in the former Kefi location at 79th between Broadway and Amsterdam, is planning to close soon.  Our tipster, who got the information from an insider at the restaurant, says that it will close in early August.  [...]